The Center for International Education will start its Friendship Family Program again and is extending an invitation to international students and American families. Leanne Moore, founder and coordinator of International Student Services, developed the program a year and a half ago. Nearly 15 students have been involved since then. "Different ... [Read More…]
Graduates start spoken-word Chapel
A couple of former students have begun a new small group Chapel during which students are encouraged to listen, engage in discussions and perform spoken-word poetry. Darren and Gloria Hagood, who graduated in fall 2014 with degrees in biblical text, said they started the Chapel option to be new, unique and different from other opportunities ... [Read More…]
Professor explores sexualized content in book
Dr. Jennifer Shewmaker takes on the complex issue of hyper-sexualized media toward children in her new book Sexualized Media Messages and Our Children: Teaching Kids to Be Smart Critics and Consumers, set to release in late February. The book explores the way media messages toward children have been increasingly sexualized over ... [Read More…]
Sixth-graders organize bone marrow drive
A group of Wylie Middle and Junior High girls coordinated a successful bone marrow registry drive Jan. 31 in conjunction with the Mall of Abilene's Get Fit Fitness Fair. "Tween Titans," a Destination Imagination team from Wylie, partnered with Dyess Air Force Base to raise awareness and conduct the drive. The team members have seen a couple ... [Read More…]
Fulbright scholarship interest meeting open to students
An informational meeting will take place in the Campus Center Living Room Feb. 3 from 5:30-6:30 p.m for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship. All students are welcome to attend for free pizza and more information. A representative from the Institute of International Education, a private non-profit organization focused on the ... [Read More…]
Two clubs prepare for spring pledging
Only two women's social clubs are participating in spring pledging this year: Tri Kappa Gamma and Zeta Rho. Bid nights for the two clubs will begin Friday. Ciara Beck, Zeta Rho member and junior interdisciplinary major from Colleyville, said her club will have seven new pledges. The pledging process will remain the same as usual. "We try ... [Read More…]
SA interprets rules in new fashion
Students' Association is switching up its budget meeting this semester. Instead of allowing student groups to speak up about the proposed budget, SA Congress members will argue on their behalf. SA President Rodney Johnson, senior finance major from Odessa, said budget meetings in the past entailed hours of debate and banter between congress ... [Read More…]
Vision in Action continues action throughout the semester
Construction on the Vision in Action projects will continue throughout the semester and the summer to complete demolition and build the new additions on campus. The Vision in Action plan was announced to the public last spring, and construction has begun on various areas of campus including Bennett Gym, the track and soccer field, Walling ... [Read More…]
New leadership, ideas for Welcome Week, Passport
Changes to the First Year Program will result in a revamped Passport and Welcome Week for incoming students. According to an email from Dr. Robert Rhodes, provost, to all faculty and staff, both programs now exist under new leadership and are no longer part of the First Year Program. Passport now operates under the Office of Enrollment, but ... [Read More…]
Increased awareness results in more dorm drug arrests
At least four students over the past several months have been arrested in campus dorms for possession of marijuana. According to ACU Police, two students in Mabee Hall were arrested in October; one student was arrested in Edwards Hall in November; and another student in Mabee Hall was arrested on Jan. 9. Those students arrested have been ... [Read More…]
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